A Well Jesus was a man D Who travelled through the land A E A hard working man and brave A Well He said to the rich D Give your money to the poor A E A Well they laid Jesus Christ in His grave CHORUS: A D Halle, hallelujah A E Halle, hallelujah A D Halle, hallelujah A E A Well they laid Jesus Christ in His grave A Well He went to the preacher D He went to them all A E He told them all the same A He said sell all your jewellery D And give it to the poor A E A Well they laid Jesus Christ in His grave CHORUS A When Jesus came to town D All the working fools around A E Believed what he did say A Well, the bankers and the preachers D They nailed him on a cross A E A And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave D And fair working people A They followed him around D E They sung and shouted the day A Well the cops and the soldiers D They nailed him in the air A E A Well they laid Jesus Christ in His grave, woah CHORUS x2 A Well this song was written D In New York city A By a rich man E A A preacher, and a slave A Well if Jesus was to preach D What he preached at Galilee A E A They would lay Jesus Christ in His Grave